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With the blackboard on the rear wall I thought this might be a mechanics school or even a design department. The first car could be a 1909 T I think. Are those one piece spindles? Also the steering spider has been mounted upside down.

What a wonderful photo !! Sure looks like an '09 ! Pretty sure those are one-piece spindles, I think I can see "wings" on the radiator script, and the radiator cap has thin, high fins. Funny to see the steering wheel inverted. Apparently even that early on, a lot of folks felt the way Ford built it looked "wrong" somehow.

Most intriguing. Sure looks like an instructional situation, though there's a work-bench with a vise and other equipment. I wonder what that "box" is that's diagrammed on the blackboard ? An oiler ? Coill box ? I love how they slung that body from the ceiling ! Any clues as to the makes of the other two cars ? Wouldn't it be great to be able to read the year and month on that calendar . . . ? Anyhow, it appears to be 10:50 am . . .

The 09 column is very short, I often drive with a cushion behind me. I have seen photos where the wheel was reversed and the levers bent up

Square front fenders, no bill. Early '09 T at left front of photo.
Great photo.

I think the square-off front fenders were unique to part of 1909.

The second car (which they're working on) looks like a 1907 Pope-Hartford model L

With everyone wearing suit and tie, I imagine a teaching of teachers...
Instructors training instructors.

Anyone know what the body hanging overhead is ?

could be a 09 ford.charley

Also intriguing to me is the fact that a short-drop Octagon wind-up clock is on the wall and so far up. It will take quite a ladder to get to it every week. If this was any type of manufactureing facility or a facility of greater size, there would most likely be an electric slave-master system for timekeeping. Light bulbs show that there is power to the place. BTW, looks like it's about lunch time!

looked at that body some more,not ford the base is to tall,must be for the #3 car.which is not an overland. charley

Thanks for the Pope-Hartford idea Les. The radiator and cowl said Pope-something to me but I couldn't find a matching photo. I'd like the third car to be a Mercer but doubt it. Possibly a T-head though. They look as though they are studying theory more than making repairs.

I have say this is an event for auto repair or design of some sort. It’s to clean and the guys in the aprons are to clean to be a working garage. Neat photo!

Les, I thought Pope Hartford as well for the second car, except I couldn't find a picture of one that had the same radiator mounting to the frame and the same shape at the bottom of the radiator.

I also thought the radiator on the third car looks like the picture of the 1904 Pope Hartford below.

Dan

#3 is 4 cyl not 2 cyl.also the frame horns look th be pressed steel.the pope in the pic the horns look to be cast????????????????????????????????? i think i am getting another headache. charley